Flash Point: An Oceanic Gamer Podcast

Who’d have thought it – the final episode of Flash Point! We spend some time reminiscing and thanking everyone who has been involved over the more than seven years the show has been running. We even do some gaming news as well! Please note: sentimental people may enjoy the old audio intros at the end […]

We’re back post Pax Australia with lots of game talk and also an announcement about the future of the podcast! – The future of Flash Point – What we’ve been playing – Ben’s Pax Australia round-up – Red Dead Redemption 2 reviews – iPad Pro – Apple’s new game console? – Lenovo buys 2 year […]

Spring is in the air down here and it turns our thoughts to… games! – What we’ve been playing – Telltale closing down (link) – Telltale getting sued polygon article – NeoGeo and Playstation mini consoles – Playstation crossplay – X-Men Dark Phoenix trailer – The Orville S1 now on SBS Viceland article (trailer for […]

We’re drowning in games, but have a drought of time to play them. That doesn’t stop us talking about them though. – Wow: Battle for Azeroth mini-review – Red Dead Redemption 2 – Gameplay reveal (link) Gamescom – Nvidia RTX launch? – Destiny: Forsaken – anyone excited? No, me neither. (Cayde’s Last Stand trailer link) […]

We talk the gamut from Google consoles to Spider-Man, and as always have some fun. – Follow up from last episode, We Happy Few re-classified R18+ in Australia after being refused classification – Spider-man PS4 Pro Console – Uncharted fan film starring Nathan Fillion (link) – Google rumoured to be developing a streaming based console. […]

We’re thrilled to be back after E3 to talk about that and lots lots more. – E3 news roundup – Alana Pierce leaves IGN – Star Wars: Solo (non) review – Bethesda suing Warner Brothers – Trion Games acquires assets of Gazillion – Disney successful bidder on Fox – Leak: Disney boss, Iger holds conference […]

What a well briefed mob we are, covering everything from the Hugo Awards to Lucasfilm machinations. What else would you want? – What we’ve been playing – Destiny 2: Warmind thoughts – We Happy Few refused classification in Australia (link) – New info coming on Anthem (link) – Nintendo Switch Online details (link) – Is […]

From Nazis to Alan Jones, and Star Wars to The Avengers, we have it all on this podcast. There’s even some gaming talk! – What we’ve been playing – Very belated reviews: Black Panther and Thor: Ragnarok – Destiny – Did Bungie’s Community get together make things better or worse? – Belgium and The Netherlands […]

It’s an Easter-driven gabfest, with talk on everything from games to movies and the usual immature discussion in-between. Warning: contains immature discussion of genitalia. – The Captain and Tenille to get you in the mood (link) – What we’re playing – PS Plus no longer on PS3 – ESA meeting with President Trump (link) – […]

Don’t be put off by the episode title, we talk abut plenty of gaming topics! – What we’re playing – PUBG Cheater ban was 99% chinese. 44% of PUBG Player base is in China – GamePass to include all future Microsoft exclusives on day of release. – Sea of Thieves was #1 on Twitch during […]

We’re back for 2018 and full of.. go!. We cover off some games news, some hardware stuff coming out of CES and lots of usual ridiculousness as well. – What we’re playing – David’s belated Destiny 2 Osiris expansion review – Bungie announce roadmap for 2018 (link) – CES reveals HTC Vive pro and wireless […]

It’s our last episode for 2017 and we jump into everything from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, to Bungie woes, a wrap-up of the year and lots of inane banter as you’d expect. – What we’re playing – Bungie can’t stop being awful. – Game Awards. Stuff won. yay! – 2017 highlights – Spoiler-free Last […]

We welcome back David Carr AKA Casmas to talk everything from PAX Australia and Paris Games Week through to consoles and pop culture. – What we’re playing – PAX Australia roundup – Paris Games week Highlights – EA closes Visceral Games – EA buys Respawn Entertainment – EA Battlefront Loot crates follow up (link) – […]

Has it already been a month? It must have been because we spend more than an hour talking everything from butt-plugs to Voltron – what else would you want? Oh, and there’s a lot of game discussion in there as well. – What we’re playing – Destiny 2: thoughts, jibber jabber – The Last Jedi […]

We’re back a week earlier than expected, and it’s because we’re excited about Destiny 2 and plenty of other stuff as well! – Destiny 2: reviews, thoughts, jibber jabber – South Park, NOT CENSORED IN AUSTRALIA! HOORAY! – Race Based difficulty in South Park – IT lives up to the hype apparently, too scared to […]

What other podcast covers topics as broad as Minidisc Walkmans and customising your wang size as a Conan avatar? We even talk seriously about some gaming topics – what more could you want? Talking Points – What we’ve been playing – GamesCon – any predictions? No?! NEXT! – Xbox One X Scorpio Edition leak – […]

We’re back and rabidly keen to talk everything from San Diego Comic Con to the new Dr Who, with a bog-load of gaming discussion in between.Simon and David also do a bang-up job of unveiling a NEW gaming podcast. Talking Points – What we’ve been playing – Destiny 2 Beta – Steam Summer Sale – […]

Simon is back and we’re champing at the bit to talk E3 and a whole bunch more. Talking Points – Our on the spot E3 roundup: Anthem, Gods of War and heaps more – Destiny 2 talk – Sega Forever (link) – Ben is allocated a game in the latest gaming challenge – Shout outs […]

We jump in for an episode before Simon jets off overseas for E3 (or perhaps another much less exciting journey from a gaming viewpoint). Talking Points – What we’ve been playing (including a mini-Prey review) – Destiny 2 event (3am Fri 19th May AEST) – first gameplay demo – Bioware Montreal returns to being a […]

With special guest Pete from the Ultra.Super.Mega stable of podcasts, we cover everything from Project Scorpio to Tinder scrolling – what’s not to like? Talking Points – Gaming chairs (Ben’s one here, Pete’s one here) – Project Scorpio specifications discussion – Destiny 2 discussion – Battlefront II discussion – Nintendo Direct live stream wrap-up – […]